State Route 273 (SR 273) is a long east-west state highway traversing the hills of southern
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of the U.S. state of Tennessee that composes roughly the central portion of the state. It is delineated according to state law as 41 of the state's 95 counties. Middle Tennessee contains the s ...
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Route description
SR 273 begins in
Giles County at an intersection with
SR 166
The following highways are numbered 166:
Canada
* Prince Edward Island Route 166
India
* National Highway 166 (India)
Japan
* Japan National Route 166
United States
* U.S. Route 166
* Alabama State Route 166
* Arizona State Route 166 (former ...
. It winds its way east through some hills and begins paralleling the
Elk River, which it does for the rest of the highway's length, to pass through the community of
Prospect. The highway then turns northeast and passes through more Hill and then farmland, where it crosses a bridge over
Richland Creek, before entering
Elkton and coming to an intersection with
US 31
U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Its ...
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SR 7. It turns north along a short concurrency with US 31/SR 7 to pass by several homes and businesses before splitting off and going northeast again to have an interchange with
I-65
Interstate 65 (I-65) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates ending in 5, it is a major crosscountry, north–south route, connecting between the Great Lakes and the Gulf ...
(Exit 6).
[https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Giles%20County.pdf ] SR 273 then crosses into
Lincoln County and continues winding its way northeast through a mix of farmland and wooded hills to pass through the community of
Dellrose. The highway has an intersection with
SR 274 before coming to an intersection and becoming concurrent with
US 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
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SR 15
Route 15, or Highway 15, can refer to:
For roads named A15, see A15 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 15
* European route E15
* European route E015
Australia New South Wales
* Hunter Expressway
* New England Highway and other local Ne ...
. Prior to this point, the entire route of SR 273 is a two-lane highway. SR 273 becomes unsigned as it continues east along US 64/SR 15 as a 4-lane undivided highway to enter
Fayetteville along Washington Street to come to an intersection with
US 64 Bypass (Wilson Parkway). The highway then narrows to 2-lane and passes through residential areas, where they make turns onto Morgan Avenue and College Street, before entering downtown and coming to an intersection with
US 431
U.S. Route 431 (US 431) is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently travels for approximately from US 231/Alabama State Route 210 and US 231 Business (US 231 Bus.) and US 431 Bus. in Dothan, Alabama, to Owensboro, ...
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SR 50 (Main Avenue), where SR 50 heads east along US 64/SR 15 while SR 273 heads south along US 431 and Main Avenue. They head south through downtown before coming to the banks of the Elk River, where SR 273 comes to an end at an intersection with US 64 Bypass/
US 231
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north-south U.S highway that is a parallel route of US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, at US 41 to south of US 98 in downtown Panama City, Florida.
One of its most notable landmarks is ...
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SR 10 (Wilson Parkway/Thornton Taylor Parkway), with US 431 continuing south along US 231/SR 10 and Main Avenue.
[https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/h-m/Lincoln%20County.pdf ]
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Giles County, Tennessee
Transportation in Lincoln County, Tennessee